Teenagers influenced by celebrities

As I said in my second blog, teenagers want to have the same look as their idols.

Today,  celebrities have a strong influence on the fashion ideas of teenagers.

One in four teenagers admit that they see actors or popular singers like Miley Cyrus as their role models.

Television,  internet and magazines show pictures and information about the way they dress and about their personal life.

Even if teenagers have a strong attraction to their idols, they won’t change their own behaviour to look like them.

However, 60% of teenagers said that celebrities had influenced their personal values, attitudes and feelings.  For example their idols inspired them to become a vegetarian or to start playing some kind of sport.

A lot of parents worry about the obsession of their children with stars. As Jolien said in her  blog, celebrities also have a negative influence on teenagers,  for example some teenagers can have eating disorders.

So I think celebrities like Miley Cyrus has a strong impact on teenagers in the way they dress and the way they feel.

Angelie Vancoillie

(source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200201/fan-club-confessions-teens-underestimate-influence-celebrity).